"Crazy He Calls Me" is a 1949 jazz standard. It was composed by Carl Sigman, with lyrics by Bob Russell.
Notable recordings There have been many artists who've recorded the song, among them: American jazz singer Billie Holiday Dinah Washington (with Clifford Brown) Natalie Cole Anita O'Day Claire Martin Cassandra Wilson Dakota Staton Marlena Studer Aretha Franklin (1969) on her Soul '69 LP. Gal Costa recorded a Portuguese version, "Louca Me Chamam", included in her 1977 Caras E Bocas album, with lyrics by Augusto De Campos Linda Ronstadt in What's New (1983) Thea Gilmore on her favorites album These Quiet Friends (2025)
As "Crazy She Calls Me", it has also been recorded by: Nat King Cole Jackie Wilson Tony Bennett Sam Cooke Rod Stewart
See also List of jazz standards
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